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by the way, that's harry reid's senate. that's john boehner's house. and congress more dysfunctional than it's ever been. an article out this morning, it's at a breaking point, gene. >> it's ridiculous. it is at a breaking point. just the most fundamental basic thing, pass a budget. nobody will love it. pass a budget that you can live with because we need one and they can't do it. >> david gregory? >> here's what i think is significant. i think what mark said about the polling and of course the white house is buoyed by that. their strategy has been and this hasn't been too hard to isolate the republicans particularly in the house. to back them into a corner and keep them there. and that's what's been happening. look at what's happened over the last couple of days. an attempt senator cruz on "meet the press" to relentlessly blame harry reid for not doing what would look to be a reasonable thing. we have a standoff. the american people know that over health care. why aren't the democrats compromising on this? why aren't they negotiating on this? why don'
by the way, that's harry reid's senate. that's john boehner's house. and congress more dysfunctional than it's ever been. an article out this morning, it's at a breaking point, gene. >> it's ridiculous. it is at a breaking point. just the most fundamental basic thing, pass a budget. nobody will love it. pass a budget that you can live with because we need one and they can't do it. >> david gregory? >> here's what i think is significant. i think what mark said about the polling...
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what does harry reid do? >> in this case, he represented the interests of his caucus and signed off on a deal that got the democrats a ton of stuff. >> okay. again, you -- i don't fault mitch mcconnell, because mitch mcconnell was dealing with a democratic senate. >> but he could have vetoed -- he could have filibustered the whole thing. >> and tax rates would have gone up for everybody. >> mitch mcconnell chose to be a quiet statesman, didn't see him on camera or he didn't meet face to face with joe biden, but he's the reason we have this agreement. i wonder what his view is of decoupling the -- >> maybe there was a deal he cut. >> maybe he has an idea of how this gives them more leverage in the next round. >> i don't expect much from republican senators. i love them. i love them. i don't expect them to be fiscal hawks. >> he is so difficult, usually, so there must have been a deal cut. he's so difficult. he's impossible. >> to get something through a democratic senate, that is far more difficult than john b
what does harry reid do? >> in this case, he represented the interests of his caucus and signed off on a deal that got the democrats a ton of stuff. >> okay. again, you -- i don't fault mitch mcconnell, because mitch mcconnell was dealing with a democratic senate. >> but he could have vetoed -- he could have filibustered the whole thing. >> and tax rates would have gone up for everybody. >> mitch mcconnell chose to be a quiet statesman, didn't see him on camera or...
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harry reid has passed zero. >> most importantly the transportation -- >> harry reid has passed zero appropriation bills in the senate. harry reid passed zero appropriation bills. >> the transportation housing urban development bill one of the most important bills could not pass the house last summer because it was too draconian. >> hey, chris, what was the point where tip, was it after that first budget vote where tip lost so many more democrats than he thought that reagan had more success in getting democrats in the house to support him, is that when the dynamics changed between tip and reagan and is there something to be learned there, what do you expect to see out of how the republicans, you know, is there a lesson to be applied here to how the republicans sort of attack after this? >> i got up this morning and tried to think if there's something important to learn in all of this, apart from party politics. i think the word respect keeps coming to my head. respect for the voters. respect for how they make decisions. respect for the other side's point of view. most important the other guy's off
harry reid has passed zero. >> most importantly the transportation -- >> harry reid has passed zero appropriation bills in the senate. harry reid passed zero appropriation bills. >> the transportation housing urban development bill one of the most important bills could not pass the house last summer because it was too draconian. >> hey, chris, what was the point where tip, was it after that first budget vote where tip lost so many more democrats than he thought that...
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we should have swatted this bill away harry reid said. as soon as they passed it, they give him time. i don't want to shut down. the white house is trying to work on this enormous thing. the root cause of the problem is this is an incredibly partisan bill. we are dealing with that right now. i don't care. >> senator, let's go back to that. >> now you can talk. >> we ran an election, president obama versus mccain in 2008. obama won. we worked for 14 months to get bipartisan support and nine months until september 2009 where senator bacchus was working with senators grassley and others. we had one word from the republicans. yes. we weren't going to play. then we went it alone. we had a 2012 election on obama care. obama won. the country said over and over we are going to support the reform. the republicans have never given an alternative that controls cost to everyone in the country. it improves quality. we have obama care and have the o fordable care act and it goes into law. what you are worried about is people are not going to like it. i
we should have swatted this bill away harry reid said. as soon as they passed it, they give him time. i don't want to shut down. the white house is trying to work on this enormous thing. the root cause of the problem is this is an incredibly partisan bill. we are dealing with that right now. i don't care. >> senator, let's go back to that. >> now you can talk. >> we ran an election, president obama versus mccain in 2008. obama won. we worked for 14 months to get bipartisan...
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harry reid can get through the democratic senate. forget the republican house. >> three months. >> three months for? >> to be back to talk about where we are on all these things. >> all right. >> there's also the state of the union. don't worry. >> oh, yeah. >> senator amy klobuchar. >> let's think anew. let us begin anew. >> senator jeff flake, thank you both. good luck with everything. >> amy, great to see you, too. >>> still ahead, "washington post" columnist david ignatius and abc news' cokie roberts. plus, former red sox manager terry francona who's opening up about the highs and lows surrounding his tenure in boston. keep it right here on "morning joe." [ male announcer ] this is bob, a regular guy with an irregular heartbeat. the usual, bob? not today. [ male announcer ] bob has afib: atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem, a condition that puts him at greater risk for a stroke. [ gps ] turn left. i don't think so. [ male announcer ] for years, bob took warfarin, and made a monthly trip to the clinic to get hi
harry reid can get through the democratic senate. forget the republican house. >> three months. >> three months for? >> to be back to talk about where we are on all these things. >> all right. >> there's also the state of the union. don't worry. >> oh, yeah. >> senator amy klobuchar. >> let's think anew. let us begin anew. >> senator jeff flake, thank you both. good luck with everything. >> amy, great to see you, too. >>>...
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i hope harry reid doesn't kill any opportunity here. >> harry reid is america. >> this is harry reid's america. democrats the party move to. >> good try. >> think how much nicer it would be if he can give them citizenship after they paid their dues. the onus is more on the republicans. >> that doesn't shock me. i think it's about fairness the end of the day on citizenship and we treat all potential immigrants to this country the same. >> okay. we'll finish this conversation later because we have so much to get to. >> level playing field. >> target, "duck dynasty," that we're going to actually talk about josh right now. we'll get to those in the next block because you killed me with time here. josh writes in the latest issue of bloomberg "business week" about the cult of vitamix. a vitamix blender is a symphony of precision engineering with motor, container and blades work in powerful harmony. the angled blades which travel at speeds up to 240 miles per hour simply obliterates whatever is inside. the process crates enough pricktion to boil soup. it retails for $449 is one of the cheaper
i hope harry reid doesn't kill any opportunity here. >> harry reid is america. >> this is harry reid's america. democrats the party move to. >> good try. >> think how much nicer it would be if he can give them citizenship after they paid their dues. the onus is more on the republicans. >> that doesn't shock me. i think it's about fairness the end of the day on citizenship and we treat all potential immigrants to this country the same. >> okay. we'll finish...
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barack obama and harry reid have compromised. they've said they're willing to look at certain entitlement cuts. >> wait. >> now you're not letting me finish. >> that's just not true. >> it is true. >> harry reid just said a week or two ago that if anybody wants to talk about medicare or social security, it's off the table. >> without any -- >> am i supposed to sit here and let you say something harry reid said the opposite thing of last week? >> joe, he said it if there are no revenue increases. not a single republican has come out for any revenue increases. there are two sides to this. revenue increases for entitlement cuts. there have been many democrats, many, you've had them on the show, the president has called for it, harry reid has entertained it at times. >> would you support both of those things? revenue increases and entitlement cuts? >> yes. there are ways to cut the entitlements and raise the revenues that both sides can live with. but -- >> how many people in the senate do you think share that position? that they're
barack obama and harry reid have compromised. they've said they're willing to look at certain entitlement cuts. >> wait. >> now you're not letting me finish. >> that's just not true. >> it is true. >> harry reid just said a week or two ago that if anybody wants to talk about medicare or social security, it's off the table. >> without any -- >> am i supposed to sit here and let you say something harry reid said the opposite thing of last week? >>...
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no, harry reid is not a more powerful guy. but i do agree in the end, if the president will stop demagoguing, and if he'll stop running a presidential campaign, a permanent campaign that david brooks is talking about, al, i think you're right. i think the president, at the end, may actually make some decisions that will upset his own base, change cpi, on hopefully -- hopefully he won't take paul krugman's position and say we'll worry about medicare in 2025 when it starts to melt down. hopefully he'll be a little more responsible than that. i think he will. >> yes. >> but the problem, i think, goes back to mika's point. in all of the attacking the president, he has a plan on the table. you can say is demagoguing. the revenues that he's putting on the table from the taxes add up. the republicans have just come back saying, we're not putting revenue on the table, but they have not come up with a counterproposal. they haven't even shown up. the problem with the david brooks problem is the sequence of events. we set up sequestratio
no, harry reid is not a more powerful guy. but i do agree in the end, if the president will stop demagoguing, and if he'll stop running a presidential campaign, a permanent campaign that david brooks is talking about, al, i think you're right. i think the president, at the end, may actually make some decisions that will upset his own base, change cpi, on hopefully -- hopefully he won't take paul krugman's position and say we'll worry about medicare in 2025 when it starts to melt down. hopefully...
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you know, harry reid, i'm not a big harry reid fan. i think sometimes he goes way too far and isn't terribly effective leader, but i do think we are getting to a point where, you know, democrats and republicans are going to have to come together and stop posturing, come together, to come up with the ideas that are going to move this country forward because those three deadlines i brought up, they're coming up quickly. something's going to hit the controlling in mid-february. >> it does have to be done together. a grand bargain was never going to happen because of all the things we've been discussing. you know, i think this was a contrarian piece. this is something people haven't really been pointing out. but i think the blame lies really everywhere as we've been discussing. you know, colin powell, one of the things he said, he said i came of age in the party of weinberger and george h.w. bush and richard lugar. the compromise has long, long gone. >> and i've got to say, for the white house, it's been frustrating at times. you know, i'v
you know, harry reid, i'm not a big harry reid fan. i think sometimes he goes way too far and isn't terribly effective leader, but i do think we are getting to a point where, you know, democrats and republicans are going to have to come together and stop posturing, come together, to come up with the ideas that are going to move this country forward because those three deadlines i brought up, they're coming up quickly. something's going to hit the controlling in mid-february. >> it does...
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he negotiated with harry reid. >> he also wore sneakers. slack tennis shoes a. filibuster in may. >> when i was 13 years old, i flew to england sw strom thurmond who had just made his record. >> oh my. >> i know, it's a terrifying thought. i upgraded my parents about this but now that was a filibuster. that was a real filibuster. >> are you talking about on the floor or the plane? >> no the plane was also -- but 24 hours for a real filibuster. that was it this is just a kid trying to get publicly in texas. >> no filibuster. it has no chance to delay today's senate vote. >> apparently, it didn't stop them from making serious allegations o'ancy obamacare. >> you go to the 1940s, nazi germany. we saw in britain, neville chamberlain who told the britains to accept the nazis, yes, they'll intrade continent of europe. but that's not our problem. let's appease them. why? because it can't be done. i suspect those same pundits that say it can't be done, in the 1940s, we would have been listening to them. then they would have made television. they would have gotten beyond
he negotiated with harry reid. >> he also wore sneakers. slack tennis shoes a. filibuster in may. >> when i was 13 years old, i flew to england sw strom thurmond who had just made his record. >> oh my. >> i know, it's a terrifying thought. i upgraded my parents about this but now that was a filibuster. that was a real filibuster. >> are you talking about on the floor or the plane? >> no the plane was also -- but 24 hours for a real filibuster. that was it...
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very few people understand that harry reid had 14 bills on his desk. we had the same problem in 95-96. why are republicans so bad at communicating that? >> the party itself was very, very divided in the midst of this. we would have been a lot more successful. i think the other thing that was really, really hurtful is that no democrat senators or republican senators in the senate had to vote on anything. >> senator reid, you can bottle up. >> you said and i said on this show, harry reid has been the president's biggest pocket veto time and time again. >> he has been the de facto president. >> to blame the media. >> it is what it is. >> thank you very much. it's good to see you. >> thank you, matt. congratulations ongoing homestead. >> i will do more than that. >> up next, tim cain of virginia and cnbc is on what the mess in washington means for the economy. "morning joe" will be right back. i'm a careful investor. when you do what i do, you think about risk. i don't like the ups and downs of the market, but i can't just sit on my cash. i want to be prep
very few people understand that harry reid had 14 bills on his desk. we had the same problem in 95-96. why are republicans so bad at communicating that? >> the party itself was very, very divided in the midst of this. we would have been a lot more successful. i think the other thing that was really, really hurtful is that no democrat senators or republican senators in the senate had to vote on anything. >> senator reid, you can bottle up. >> you said and i said on this show,...
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i think harry reid would like to humiliate the republicans and send a message. if you are ted cruz and sarah palin, the same will happen to you again. they are going for the best and toughest deal they can. they want to get a debt extension into next year. the republicans know they are on the precipice of having the party badly divided, but also losing any leverage to get the entitlement reform they would like to get. >> ted cruz's strategy is to put the republican party at 24% at anna all time low, katy. there a number of people, maybe that 24% of america who are saying keep at it, let's go further. there is no doubt he will continue that to drive the republican numbers. >> everything over the weekend where the white house had a game changer. what is the game they are trying to change? how are they taking us into their party except to say they think that this purist conservative wing of the party is better off without the mainstream republican party. that's the only way they could be a benefit. >> senator ted cruz's growing influence among conservatives was on
i think harry reid would like to humiliate the republicans and send a message. if you are ted cruz and sarah palin, the same will happen to you again. they are going for the best and toughest deal they can. they want to get a debt extension into next year. the republicans know they are on the precipice of having the party badly divided, but also losing any leverage to get the entitlement reform they would like to get. >> ted cruz's strategy is to put the republican party at 24% at anna...
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harry reid slipped and called it a stupid tax in front of cameras. they don't want to have that fight now with so much at stake. even if there are some issues where they might be inclined to say delay a year, do this, do that, chip a way because of their own home state political pressures. >> where's the list? how did they get it together? and how is this not putting them even more in a corner? >> once the senate does actually vote and that will begin rolling out this afternoon, early this afternoon. then john boehner is liberated to put out a real alternative. part of what he's doing is keeping every possible option open for as long as possible. it's truly the moment they narrow it down, that's when the attack on whatever the plan of the moment begins the. if you have the 15-point list, you've got more flexibility as to what you're going to do in the 11th hour. >> the "new york magazine" points out that the list is the romney agenda that lost in november. said we couldn't get it done in the presidential election, it's back. >> how many, 15 on that?
harry reid slipped and called it a stupid tax in front of cameras. they don't want to have that fight now with so much at stake. even if there are some issues where they might be inclined to say delay a year, do this, do that, chip a way because of their own home state political pressures. >> where's the list? how did they get it together? and how is this not putting them even more in a corner? >> once the senate does actually vote and that will begin rolling out this afternoon,...
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as far as harry reid's decision goes, harry reid's job, after all, is passing legislation. if harry reid feels like they got a shot at universal background checks and a really tough trafficking bill, he is going to put that on the package and get it on the floor and try to get 60 votes, right? >> and say something was done. yeah, sure he is. look. we make fun. all the time. all the time. >> this would be a very significant step forward if you talked to mike bloomberg and also other gun control advocates. it not only would take care of say assault weapon background checks but the handgun deaths in chicago and -- >> right. >> the country. >> if you believe this is the start of a decade long effort to push back the gun culture, then this is okay as a start. if you think this is one shot then we're at a pathetic number in politics. >> who here believes this is a one-shot deal? i said it on this show several months ago and i'll say it again. you have issues that break certain ways. gay marriage, americans becoming much more progressive on gay marriage and abortion, i think they
as far as harry reid's decision goes, harry reid's job, after all, is passing legislation. if harry reid feels like they got a shot at universal background checks and a really tough trafficking bill, he is going to put that on the package and get it on the floor and try to get 60 votes, right? >> and say something was done. yeah, sure he is. look. we make fun. all the time. all the time. >> this would be a very significant step forward if you talked to mike bloomberg and also other...
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no. 1, beat up on harry reid, make harry reid look like he's not negotiating. the second thing, they were just all on the same page. you didn't have other than peter king, you didn't have 15, 20, republicans going public criticizing the strategy like you did the day before. everybody seemed to be quiet. does that mean that will be the case today, tomorrow? long-term? i don't see how this ends very well from the house republicans. but right now, there is united -- they're as united as they have been in a few days. i think they're taking some las in that. which means you will not see any movement at least for this week. >> senator, i wanted to ask you, virginia is pretty balanced state on the knife's edge and national elections. what are independents in virginia thinking about all this? >> well, they're very discouraged, john. to give you an example, if you asked where would a shutdown be felt most? folks would say washington or hampton roads where the naval operations are. i got a couple interesting calls yesterday from virginia, some of you know it, barrier isl
no. 1, beat up on harry reid, make harry reid look like he's not negotiating. the second thing, they were just all on the same page. you didn't have other than peter king, you didn't have 15, 20, republicans going public criticizing the strategy like you did the day before. everybody seemed to be quiet. does that mean that will be the case today, tomorrow? long-term? i don't see how this ends very well from the house republicans. but right now, there is united -- they're as united as they have...
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they are trying to spin for harry reid. the fact is, i know that harry reid loves kids with cancer and loves all kids. his wife is battling cancer, okay? just keep harry reid away from the microphone. i have to say republicans passed a bill that will fund nih and democrats have the choice. they passed the bill that will fund d.c. they have a choice. pass a bill that funds vet services and democrats will have a choice. we will see if that sticks or not. >> coming up on "morning joe," democratic senator clair mccaskill. she sat in your seat and was very comfortable. she was very good cohosting last week. >> there is a possibility that i could sleep past 4:00 in the morning some. >> she seemeded to move right on in. could we see the end of bill gets at microsoft. why he is standing in the way of the tech giant? >> he standing in the way. >> i have been standing in the way for three years. it's official. we have tropical storm karen in the gulf of mexico. a storm in hurricane season needs to be taken sourcely. very warm water d
they are trying to spin for harry reid. the fact is, i know that harry reid loves kids with cancer and loves all kids. his wife is battling cancer, okay? just keep harry reid away from the microphone. i have to say republicans passed a bill that will fund nih and democrats have the choice. they passed the bill that will fund d.c. they have a choice. pass a bill that funds vet services and democrats will have a choice. we will see if that sticks or not. >> coming up on "morning...
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harry reid said that himself. the senate has not passed a single appropriations bill this year. >> it calls for a budget conference committee and republicans have stood up every time and blocked that. it's not just here. there letters saying we can't go to conference on immigration. we don't want to do that. republicans don't top the do that. >> harry reid controls the senate. he appointed all the appropriations chair and they decided not to pass the bill like harry didn't want to pass a budget for four years. there is a much bigger problem on the culture in washington that changed radically since we were there 800 years ago. both sides are completely broken. it irritates me so much when harry reid is self righteous when he passed zero appropriations bills himself. that's all i have to say, mark. if you want to talk about north carolina baseball we can. >> the contrast between this shut down and the last, to the credit of bill clinton, you department see open air memorials close down in washington. in south dakota
harry reid said that himself. the senate has not passed a single appropriations bill this year. >> it calls for a budget conference committee and republicans have stood up every time and blocked that. it's not just here. there letters saying we can't go to conference on immigration. we don't want to do that. republicans don't top the do that. >> harry reid controls the senate. he appointed all the appropriations chair and they decided not to pass the bill like harry didn't want to...
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and harry reid's senate that harry reid runs -- first of all, went four or five years without passing a budget. and this year with a democratic president, and democratic chairman and chairwomen has passed a grand total of zero appropriation bills. >> they have a chance to pass a clean cr at republican spending levels right now. >> a cr, though, is a failure in and of itself. that means that you weren't able to get regular order. that means that you couldn't run your institution, the u.s. senate or the u.s. house, without going through the regular process, that it's so dysfunctional and broken, harry reid has a majority. >> but the republicans have a chance to win something right now. and they're passing on it because they actually want to default. i mean, i don't get it. >> my point is not that the republicans are saints and i've never said they are. but please, harry reid. go back -- >> that's great. i don't disagree. >> go back and pass -- >> what's on the table right now? >> a two-month temporary cr because harry reid didn't do his job in the senate. and because republicans didn't
and harry reid's senate that harry reid runs -- first of all, went four or five years without passing a budget. and this year with a democratic president, and democratic chairman and chairwomen has passed a grand total of zero appropriation bills. >> they have a chance to pass a clean cr at republican spending levels right now. >> a cr, though, is a failure in and of itself. that means that you weren't able to get regular order. that means that you couldn't run your institution, the...
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harry reid said his top agenda item is extending unemployment benefits. the day after christmas, liberal groups will try to shame republicans for failing to extend the emergency aid. this is set to run nationally. republicaning in congress protected millions in taxpayer giveaways. they stripped 1.3 million americans. folk who is want to work and can't find a job, kicking them toll curb. 1.3 million americans losing benefits. it's wrong to leave more than a million americans behind. tell americans restore unemployment benefits now. >> i'm confused didn't that get signed by the president? >> what we will see is december 28th for democrats are saying republicans are bad santas and tlun for two days. remind people who are home for christmas in a couple of days. unemployment benefits goes along with it. >> harry reid will make this priority number one for the democrats? >> he said when he comes back, they are going to do some nominations that they made to pass the fed chairman. this is something that they will push republicans back on their heels as they start
harry reid said his top agenda item is extending unemployment benefits. the day after christmas, liberal groups will try to shame republicans for failing to extend the emergency aid. this is set to run nationally. republicaning in congress protected millions in taxpayer giveaways. they stripped 1.3 million americans. folk who is want to work and can't find a job, kicking them toll curb. 1.3 million americans losing benefits. it's wrong to leave more than a million americans behind. tell...
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david gregory you have senators harry reid and mitch mcconnell on sunday's "meet the press." after what i'm about to show you, my question is going to be why and what are you going to ask them? look at what happened yesterday. >> no majority leader wants written on his tombstone that he presided over the end of the senate. well, if this majority leader caves to the fringes and lets this happen, i'm afraid that's exactly what they'll right. these are dark days in the history of the senate. i hate that we have come to this point. we've witnessed the majority leader break his word to the united states senate. >> no matter how often my friend rudely talks about me not breaking my word, i'm not going to respond talking about how many times he's broken his word. >> it makes me sad. all my members are angry. i'm more sad about it. >> i guess he follows, i hope not, the demagog theory the more you say something, if it's false, people start believing it. >> this is really a sad, sad day for the united states senate and if we don't pull back from the brink here, my friend the majority
david gregory you have senators harry reid and mitch mcconnell on sunday's "meet the press." after what i'm about to show you, my question is going to be why and what are you going to ask them? look at what happened yesterday. >> no majority leader wants written on his tombstone that he presided over the end of the senate. well, if this majority leader caves to the fringes and lets this happen, i'm afraid that's exactly what they'll right. these are dark days in the history of...
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senate leader harry reid blocked the amendment. >> harry reid fought to keep the cuts for military retirees. did the republicans come up with another alternative? that's what we need to check and find out. we have a $4 trillion budget every year. the only place people can find to cut spending comes from retirees. >> everyone knows that's not true. you can cut other ways and go to real -- >>> you saying -- >> you are agreeing with me. it is such an insult to the men and women who we have been -- as they go off to war and everybody lines up and they all salute and got we love them and god bless the usa and i think i'm going to cry. where do we find such men and women? they are the only people? >> in the food stamp line. >> they are the only people whose benefits we can cut? i'm sorry. that's just obscene. that is sick and obscene. you lookality what the people have done for us over the past 12 years. look what they have done over the past 50 years. 100 years. we are cutting their military benefits? that's the only place we could find in the budget to cut? >> yesterday six americans were kille
senate leader harry reid blocked the amendment. >> harry reid fought to keep the cuts for military retirees. did the republicans come up with another alternative? that's what we need to check and find out. we have a $4 trillion budget every year. the only place people can find to cut spending comes from retirees. >> everyone knows that's not true. you can cut other ways and go to real -- >>> you saying -- >> you are agreeing with me. it is such an insult to the men...
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. >> gene, there's going a deal like that it's going to have to involve harry reid saying it's okay. any indication you have that harry reid is interested in talking about entitlements or talking about tax reform which seems to be where the republicans are headed? >> he certainly gave no indication yesterday or has given no indication so far that he's eager to do that. you know, i think he can probably be brought along into a conversation. i'm not sure how much you can get through. i'm also not sure that after that poll yesterday you're really going to get the president down off mount olympus that soon. so i think, you know, the republican offer probably has to get a little bit better than it was yesterday. and there's incentive for that to happen. and, you know, when push comes to shove i think the president and also perhaps nancy pelosi will begin to prevail on harry reid to at least start a conversation that if it doesn't let the republicans save face at least let's them say they are saving face and let's us all move forward. we need a government and we don't need to pit the debt
. >> gene, there's going a deal like that it's going to have to involve harry reid saying it's okay. any indication you have that harry reid is interested in talking about entitlements or talking about tax reform which seems to be where the republicans are headed? >> he certainly gave no indication yesterday or has given no indication so far that he's eager to do that. you know, i think he can probably be brought along into a conversation. i'm not sure how much you can get through....
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this is what qualifies for quote-unquote tremendous progress as harry reid said, a solution that punts the difficult decisions a few week, a few months down the road. this is what congress has done for the past several years and this looks like the kind of deal we're going to get. while there was progress last night in the senate, i would remind people that the senate is only half of the equation here and we don't know what's going to happen in the house. john boehner has to make a very difficult decision about sending whatever comes over from the senate to the house floor. he could very well decide to amend that bill, send it back to the senate. each day that goes by we get closer to the thursday default deadline. i don't see this wrapping up as neatly as the headlines this morning would suggest. >> the organization already, ahead of even the prospects of a possibility of a deal, you got the same group that was responsible for funding these ads that marched republicans into this boxed canyon and have gotten their approval rating down to 27% already criticizing a potential deal. >> whi
this is what qualifies for quote-unquote tremendous progress as harry reid said, a solution that punts the difficult decisions a few week, a few months down the road. this is what congress has done for the past several years and this looks like the kind of deal we're going to get. while there was progress last night in the senate, i would remind people that the senate is only half of the equation here and we don't know what's going to happen in the house. john boehner has to make a very...
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harry reid said to barack obama early, you don't like it here. it's b obvious. why don't you run for president. he was already on his way there. yes. i can make that comparison. let me put in marco rubio. here is a guy who could be a great united states senator from my home state. but the second he got in, he immediately started running for president. i think it hasn't served him well. >>le like joe kennedy. >> you can go one after another after another. this doesn't the work. the barack obama way does not work. our own party, our own republican party needs to understand that. >> all right. >> jack kennedy also startsed running for president immediately. >> coming up, david axelrod and james carville will join us. also, former prime minister tony blair and a founding member of the band metallica. >> who doesn't fit in that picture? >> lars! >> lars could run for president. i have no problem with that. >> up next, the top stories the politico playbook including the closely watched virginia senate race. first a check on the forecast. >> good tuesday morning. the o
harry reid said to barack obama early, you don't like it here. it's b obvious. why don't you run for president. he was already on his way there. yes. i can make that comparison. let me put in marco rubio. here is a guy who could be a great united states senator from my home state. but the second he got in, he immediately started running for president. i think it hasn't served him well. >>le like joe kennedy. >> you can go one after another after another. this doesn't the work. the...
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harry reid does what harry reid does. they come together in conference. they weren't voting for a government shutdown. so you have ted cruz and mike lee then basically saying what they have been saying all along which is, well we're not going shut down the government over this. >> that's what -- you assume that's what will happen. i assume ted cruz is feeling the pressure from being taunted by some of these house members who i think have been taunting him and saying okay -- >> for good reason. >> you've been going around, you've been whipping up folks in a frenzy. let's see you do something. i assume he's going to try some sort of a stunt this week to prove the skeptics in the house that he's willing to put some sort of -- >> he's not a surrender monkey. >> put some skin in the game but i can't figure out what that is. senator remember i want to ask you this. do you think the republican party ought to pursue a strategy that case okay we didn't like the president's health care plan. but you know what he was re-elected, elections have consequences, so now l
harry reid does what harry reid does. they come together in conference. they weren't voting for a government shutdown. so you have ted cruz and mike lee then basically saying what they have been saying all along which is, well we're not going shut down the government over this. >> that's what -- you assume that's what will happen. i assume ted cruz is feeling the pressure from being taunted by some of these house members who i think have been taunting him and saying okay -- >> for...
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reid stands in the way of taking care of our veterans or even. >> you're talking about harry reid. could i ask you about ted cruz and the strategy that he has imposed upon members of his party, and there even was a meeting the other day where he was asked by other senators, what's the end game and he did not have one. are you comfortable with the strategy that members of your party and the senate have taken since you're not comfortable with harry reid's response? >> the end game for all of us is that the democrats at some point have to recognize an important ingredient in a negotiation is they show you. .for whatever reason, they're very uncomfortable in having a conversation with us about the areas we disagree. this is an issue going on for a long time. it's really about fairness if you want to get to the crux of what this is all about. the president has provided delays for his friends for big business, for members of congress and insurance companies. we just believe it should be applicable to all of america. >> all right. >> congress graves, harold ford. shutting down or stopping
reid stands in the way of taking care of our veterans or even. >> you're talking about harry reid. could i ask you about ted cruz and the strategy that he has imposed upon members of his party, and there even was a meeting the other day where he was asked by other senators, what's the end game and he did not have one. are you comfortable with the strategy that members of your party and the senate have taken since you're not comfortable with harry reid's response? >> the end game for...
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. >> i was so bullish on the taxes entitlement deal but republicans will not raise taxes and harry reid will not cut entightlements. it's not going to happen. >> the big driver of his negative is the failure of the health care to work. the introduction to the health care. that's a beg dreefr of these negatives. what has to happen for his stuff to go up is it has to work and it's going to work. it works better each and every week. anecdotally you can peck up from people trying to go online. they are having success, they are enrolled in state of state. those numbers will go up because of health care or they're going to crash. >> there still will be a lot of lossers in health care. and until he can rehabilitate the image of the overall program. people whose premiums will go up. they will have limited choice. >> that's a losing chose. that's on us. we will peck the thing apart and have the loser of the week the winners of the week. >> people who were told and believe if they leak their healthcare they can keep it. if they trusted their doctor, they could keep it. every single person and eve
. >> i was so bullish on the taxes entitlement deal but republicans will not raise taxes and harry reid will not cut entightlements. it's not going to happen. >> the big driver of his negative is the failure of the health care to work. the introduction to the health care. that's a beg dreefr of these negatives. what has to happen for his stuff to go up is it has to work and it's going to work. it works better each and every week. anecdotally you can peck up from people trying to go...
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chance that larry reedye harry reid is going to pass a robust bill. if you saw some of the comments this past week from senators like max baucus, mary landrieu, mark begich who are up next year, you see why a lot of the house republicans are sort of smiling and saying we'll take it up when it comes over from the senate, wink, wink. >> gene, i guess it's going to be quite a while before i download profiles of courage volume 2 from the united states senate? >> i think it's going to be a while. look, it's been a month since newtown. and i think it's -- i think you make the case, it's unconscionable to do nothing, right, until the next newtown. i think there's a resonance out in the country. i think people get that this is something we really need to address and get it on an emotional level. but no, you're not going to be reading the updated profiles in courage out of the senate. and maybe they'll surprise us, mike. we've been surprised before. >> mark, i just got a j-mart alert that he's leaving. do you have that one on your app? >> i'll be happy to stay
chance that larry reedye harry reid is going to pass a robust bill. if you saw some of the comments this past week from senators like max baucus, mary landrieu, mark begich who are up next year, you see why a lot of the house republicans are sort of smiling and saying we'll take it up when it comes over from the senate, wink, wink. >> gene, i guess it's going to be quite a while before i download profiles of courage volume 2 from the united states senate? >> i think it's going to be...
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that have kept -- that's kept harry reid in office there. and there seems to be a recognition by some donors that you can't let the most extreme elements run your party. >> so let's see how the gun debate fits into this next story. a group of republican donors is rolling out a new effort to try and fend off tea party challengers who say they're hurting the gop's chances of taking control of the senate. it's called a conservative victory party. and it's backed by karl rove and the super pac american crossroads. their aim, to institutionalize the buckley rule by supporting in primaries the most conservative candidate who can actually win a general election. the new effort is meant to be a counterweight to more hard-line conservative groups that have spent big money on primary challengers to their liking. the organization is already eyeing seats being vacated by democratic senator tom harkin of iowa and republican senator saxby chambliss of georgia. i'm just wondering, do you need to -- is the same well where you want to go to renew the republi
that have kept -- that's kept harry reid in office there. and there seems to be a recognition by some donors that you can't let the most extreme elements run your party. >> so let's see how the gun debate fits into this next story. a group of republican donors is rolling out a new effort to try and fend off tea party challengers who say they're hurting the gop's chances of taking control of the senate. it's called a conservative victory party. and it's backed by karl rove and the super...
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and, of course, yesterday senators harry reid and mitch mcconnell ended their bitter dispute over the filibuster, agreeing to terms which are going to decide the future of several obama nominees as part of the bipartisan deal. they agreed to a ban on the so-called nuclear option, which would allow all presidential nominees to be confirmed by a simple majority vote and rereserved the right to revisit the simple majority vote at a different time. here's when harry reid had a different perspective on the nuclear option. >> as long as i'm the leader, the answer is no. i think we should just forget that. that is a black chapter in the history of the senate. i hope we never, ever get to that again because i really do believe it will ruin our country. >> ruin our country. that was then, of course. this is now. as part of the agreement, president obama pulled two of his nominees to the national labor relations board, but the other five nominees are going to be moving forward. margaret, of course, that was then a dark chapter in history. now it seems like a pretty good tactic. >> things are da
and, of course, yesterday senators harry reid and mitch mcconnell ended their bitter dispute over the filibuster, agreeing to terms which are going to decide the future of several obama nominees as part of the bipartisan deal. they agreed to a ban on the so-called nuclear option, which would allow all presidential nominees to be confirmed by a simple majority vote and rereserved the right to revisit the simple majority vote at a different time. here's when harry reid had a different perspective...
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harry reid will bring the senate's proposal to the floor and include votes on assault weapons and high capacity magazines. yesterday, new york city mayor mike bloomberg optimistic about the vote during an appearance on "meet the press." >> we are going to have a vote, for sure, on assault weapons and we are going to have a vote on background checks and if we were to get background checks only, it wouldn't be as good as if we got both, but look. we demanded a plan and then we demanded a vote. we have got the plan and we are going to get the vote. >> the mayor announced a new $12 million ad campaign that will challenge senators in 13 states from arizona to pennsylvania to back gun control legislation. >> for me, guns are for hunting and protecting my family. i believe in the second amendment and i'll fight to protect it. but with rights, come responsibilities. that's why i support xren hencive background so the criminals and mentally dangerously ill can't get guns and that protects my rights and family. >> he's going to find out this is a country of the people by the people and for the p
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i'm sure harry reid is going to try to kill that bill. there are a lot of conservative or moderate democrats in red states that would jump on that, i think. >> yeah, this is all tv. the op-ed piece about the poor lady suffering from cancer and basically, they took my doctors away and it's going to cost me more money. the follow up showed her coverage would increase. in six or nine months from now people are getting better coverage, premiums are going down, none of this is going to matter. i think they are going to stay the path. let's let the chips go where they may. say you launched a new car going to be 500 miles per gallon of gas. the first week, the paint wasn't working and this wasn't, at the end of the day, if it delivered, people are happy. >> there's no easy way to do this. there's no easy way to handle a bad rollout. early on when it happened, the president just has to deal with this. he thohas to fix this. >> they are focused on fixing the website. they think once the website is fixed, they think everything el else is going to f
i'm sure harry reid is going to try to kill that bill. there are a lot of conservative or moderate democrats in red states that would jump on that, i think. >> yeah, this is all tv. the op-ed piece about the poor lady suffering from cancer and basically, they took my doctors away and it's going to cost me more money. the follow up showed her coverage would increase. in six or nine months from now people are getting better coverage, premiums are going down, none of this is going to matter....